NTP Takes Aim At Palm

NTP today filed suit against Palm for patent infringement. The suit alleges that Palm manufacture and sale of the Treo violates NTP's patents for wireless email. Earlier this year NTP won a $612 million settlement from Blackberry manufacturer RIM for similar claims. While RIM produces and markets software that is in conflict with NTP's patents, Palm only includes third party wireless email software on the Treo. This could make NTP's claims against the company more difficult. NTP claims the company has rebuffed it's attempts to negotiate a settlement outside of court. Palm has not yet commented on NTP's suit.